RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS 1 This Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in Death Studies (2018) doi: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1469054 How Religious and Spiritual Beliefs Explain Prolonged Grief Disorder Symptoms Kim M. Christian, Samar M. Aoun, Lauren J. Breen Author note Kim Christian, School of Psychology, Curtin University, Australia; Samar M. Aoun, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University; Lauren J. Breen, School of Psychology, Curtin University. The data were derived from a study funded by the Cancer and Palliative Care Network, Department of Health (Western Australia). The first author is supported by the Australian Research Council (DE120101640). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr. Lauren J. Breen, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 PERTH Western Australia 6845, Australia. Email lauren.breen@curtin.edu.au Keywords: prolonged grief, complicated grief, bereavement, religion, spirituality